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Gang violence at Feltham prison 'leaves inmates too scared to go to class'

The Independent Monitoring Board report reveals that one child was responsible for assaulting 38 staff members in seven months

Evening Standard

Phantom Parrot review – cautionary tale of state surveillance and the war on privacy

A compelling documentary on digital war-on-terror laws that centres on a programme that can mean prison for anyone who refuses UK police access to their smartphones

The Guardian - UK

Russia detains South Korean in country’s east on suspicion of spying

Baek Won-soon was detained in Vladivostok earlier this year – the latest foreign national to be imprisoned in Russia.

Al Jazeera

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Prisoners could be let out 60 days early to relieve crowded jails in England and Wales

Justice secretary announces plan to release ‘certain low-level offenders’ early and also reduce number of foreign prisoners held

The Guardian - UK

FBI Escalates Investigation Into Sexual Abuse At California Women's Prison

Federal investigators conduct a search at FCI Dublin in a sexual abuse investigation involving former staff. The prison faces scrutiny for a culture of abu...

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Our justice system failed the young Bristol protesters

Letters: Family members of the young people sent to prison tell of the disproportionate sentences that were meted out and the devastating impact it has had on all their lives

The Guardian - UK

The Third Circuit Affirms Sanctions Against the Philadelphia D.A.'s Office for Failing to Confer with Crime Victims

The Circuit concludes that the district court appropriately sanctioned the D.A.'s Office for making misleading statements about whether it had conferred with a crime victim's family.

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Josef Fritzl's move to regular prison overturned by Austrian court after outcry

He was imprisoned in 2009 after raping his daughter and holding her captive for 24 years, fathering her seven children

Evening Standard

Ex-Trump adviser must report to prison on 19 March for defying January 6 panel

Peter Navarro, sentenced to four months, was held in contempt by House, charged by DoJ and found guilty in September

The Guardian - US

Florida Lawmakers Vote To Raise Stripping Age to 21

Employing an 18- to 20-year-old at an adult venue could mean 15 years in prison, even if the young person used a fake ID.

Reason

Frank Hester: computer programmer who made fortune from public sector contracts

Software company Hester built from scratch has won more than £400m of NHS and prison contracts in the last eight years

The Guardian - UK

Former Trump adviser Navarro ordered to report to prison March 19 - Roll Call

A federal jury convicted Navarro on two counts of contempt of Congress following a jury trial in September.

Roll Call

Ex-Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Ordered To Report To Prison

Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro ordered to report to Miami prison on March 19 for contempt of Congress charges related to January 6th insurrection.

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Supreme Court stays jail term of former Tamil Nadu Minister Ponmudy in disproportionate assets case

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the conviction and three-year prison sentence of former Tamil Nadu Minister K. Ponmudy in a disproportionate assets case. The case relates to the charge of the Minister and his wife having amassed wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income when he held the…

The Hindu

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The U.S. prison population is rapidly graying. Prisons aren't built for what's coming

By one measure, about a third of all prisoners will be considered geriatric by 2030. Prison systems are grappling with how to care for their elderly prisoners — and how to pay for it.

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Colman Domingo Premieres 'Sing Sing' At SXSW Film Festival

Colman Domingo's 'Sing Sing' film at SXSW showcases prison rehabilitation through authentic storytelling and a unique profit-sharing model.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a very unfair system’: family of man who took his own life criticise indefinite sentences

Relatives of Francis Williams say threat of return to prison without committing another crime was ‘torture’ for him

The Guardian - US

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 40 years. Now he’s an award-winning artist: ‘I turned my past into something good’

Gary Tyler was drawn to quilting during his time in Angola prison. This month, LA’s Frieze fair celebrated his deeply personal work

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Evening Standard

Brixton murder: Man to serve 20 years in prison after stabbing friend to death

It is believed a drunken argument ended in tragedy - and murder

The Guardian - US

Treason charges after $50 for Ukraine: desperate battle to free LA ballerina held in Russia

Ksenia Karelina faces life in prison over what boyfriend says stems from charity donation – and he’s calling on the US to help

Newslaundry

‘Though alive today, every organ is failing me’: GN Saibaba after his decade in prison

“Except for the polio that I’ve had since my childhood, I went to jail without any health issues. But today, I am in front of you though alive, each and every organ failing me,” said GN Saibaba, 59, a former Delhi University professor who was released from Nagpur Central Jail…

The Hindu

Remand prisoner dies in Vijayawada Sub-jail

A remand prisoner, identified as Balagangadhar Tilak (39), died under mysterious circumstances in Vijayawada Sub-Jail on March 8 (Friday).

International Business Times

Argentina's Most Violent City Puts Narcos On Notice

It is an image that has become common in countries hit by gang violence like Ecuador and El Salvador: shirtless and subdued prisoners lined up under the watch of heavily armed police.

The Guardian - US

‘He paved a cocaine superhighway’: ex-Honduran president convicted in New York trafficking trial

Juan Orlando Hernández, 55, once a US ally in the ‘war on drugs’, found guilty on three counts and faces 40 years in prison

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Three Prison Escapees Charged With Capital Murder In Caribbean

Three prison escapees from Grenada face capital murder charges for the presumed deaths of a retired American couple after hijacking their yacht in the Cari...

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